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Mergers and Acquisitions in the Gaming Sector in Africa

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Gaming Sector in Africa

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Our Global M&A Group understands how to get deals done, whether in one locality or across national and jurisdictional borders. Turn to Dentons to achieve a seamless, successful transaction when you need to coordinate competing legal requirements or navigate overlapping regulatory issues.

By tapping into our global reach, you can avoid the hassle of managing autonomous counsel in multiple jurisdictions, while being able to rest assured that you are working with professionals with a deep knowledge of each jurisdiction.

At Dentons, we believe that geographic borders should not present obstacles to a deal—and we prove this for our clients every day.

We frequently act on transactions across multiple jurisdictions. Many of our recent transactions involve multiple Dentons offices collaborating internationally and are representative of our approach and our success.

Gaming

The gaming industry is continuously changing and evolving. Our goal is to make sure you are always at the top of your game.

Gaming and gambling enterprises are among the most heavily regulated and monitored businesses in North America and Europe, so you need a partner who can find a clear path through federal, state and provincial laws. That’s Dentons.

Use our deep knowledge of the industry’s ins and outs to identify your best options and strategies for success and achieve a win–win outcome.

Whether you are a casino operator, a government gaming corporation, regulator, Internet gaming company, racetrack or supplier, we help you navigate all the complexities of the industry, including:

Negotiating operating and development agreements with regulatory authorities

Advising on compliance matters, including regulations in Internet and wireless gaming

Complying with gaming license requirements within and across jurisdictions—including the critically important issue of cross-border regulation within the European Community

Representing you in negotiations with regulatory agencies, including investigations

No matter how quickly the industry changes look to Dentons to stay a step ahead.

Africa

Africa presents some of the most dynamic markets in the world. At a time of growth, positive change and new opportunities on the continent, you need an innovative team with deep experience to help you achieve your goals. To meet the evolving needs of business, government and international institutions in Africa, Dentons delivers premier service and a disciplined focus through our offices in Cairo, Cape Town, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Kampala, Mombasa, Nairobi and Port Louis. In 2019 we announced our intent to combine with leading firms in Harare (Zimbabwe), Luanda (Angola), Lusaka (Zambia) and Maputo (Mozambique) growing our office reach to ten African countries. Coupled with our extensive network of Nextlaw Global Referral Network firms, we are able to support you in more countries in Africa than any other global legal network.

Our team will help you navigate the key legal, regulatory, political and economic factors that affect your operations in Africa. We have acted on deals for over 55 years and our 300+ strong team of Africa-based lawyers and professionals leverage this experience with business leaders, government officials and other key decision-makers in each jurisdiction within the continent—which is a distinctive aspect in helping you to succeed.

Whether you are currently in Africa or have potential interests on the continent, we are well positioned to fulfill a complete range of transactions and advisory work. Our presence spans the continent's economic hubs and niche markets, as well as the key commercial centers around the world that engage in business and investment in Africa.

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On 6 June 2016, the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published, with immediate effect, Regulations to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 (BEE Act). The Regulations aim to monitor compliance with broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE) by requiring major BEE transactions to be registered with the newly established BEE Commission. In this article, we set out the registration requirements and consider the implications of not registering a transaction as well as steps that may be taken to mitigate against such risk.

African countries are moving towards greater cooperation on the enforcement of competition law in cross-border transactions. Member states of the Southern African Development Community have signed a memorandum of understanding which will impact competition policy and implementation thereof in the jurisdictions of each member state.

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